HCONRES 88
112th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional tributes
Health personnel
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Nursing
Racial and ethnic relations
Honoring Brigadier General Hazel Winifred Johnson-Brown, the first African-American woman to hold the rank of General in the United States Armed Forces.
Introduced: November 16, 2011
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Feb 7, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Nov 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 16, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 16, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Honors General Brigadier Hazel Johnson-Brown for outstanding achievements in and significant contributions to the nursing profession and her dedication to the U.S Army.
Recognizes General Johnson-Brown as the first African-American woman to hold the rank of General in the U.S. Armed Forces and the first African-American Chief of the Army Nurse Corps.
Advocates for women of color to enter nursing and supports strategies to remedy the national shortage of nurses.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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